This is my first post. I have been a lurking for a while.
I just purchased a 95 BMW R100GS with 16k miles on it. The bike is mint and I want to take care of it as best as I can. I bought this bike for long trips and plan to put 15k+ miles a year on it. So using the right oil is important to me.
1st - my airhead friends (who are not oil experts) tell me that these motors take a long while to break in due to a very hard nickel coating on the cylinder walls. And that synthetic is not advisable until 25-30k is on the motor or you risk glazing. What are you thoughts on that? I am a firm believer in using Syn and have been using it for years in my cars and bikes.
2nd - Being air cooled, temps get high when sitting still so I want to make sure I use an oil that can handle the heat and protect the motor. It's a dry clutch bike so I don't need any special MC oils made for wet clutch bikes. In fact wouldn't I want to take advantage of an oil that had friction modifiers?
I just purchased a 95 BMW R100GS with 16k miles on it. The bike is mint and I want to take care of it as best as I can. I bought this bike for long trips and plan to put 15k+ miles a year on it. So using the right oil is important to me.
1st - my airhead friends (who are not oil experts) tell me that these motors take a long while to break in due to a very hard nickel coating on the cylinder walls. And that synthetic is not advisable until 25-30k is on the motor or you risk glazing. What are you thoughts on that? I am a firm believer in using Syn and have been using it for years in my cars and bikes.
2nd - Being air cooled, temps get high when sitting still so I want to make sure I use an oil that can handle the heat and protect the motor. It's a dry clutch bike so I don't need any special MC oils made for wet clutch bikes. In fact wouldn't I want to take advantage of an oil that had friction modifiers?